[Vision2020] real economic development in Moscow

[Jeff Harkins]

I am sure they appreciate your support.

At 09:14 PM 10/25/2007, you wrote:
>Frankly Jeff,
>
>I very much admire our Mayor and City Council for the efforts they 
>are making to protect our quality of life.
>
>Yours,
>
>Betsy Dickow
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Harkins" <jeffh at moscow.com>
>To: "Joe Campbell" <joekc at adelphia.net>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 12:34 PM
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] real economic development in Moscow
>
>
>>Joe, I do not appreciate my honesty being called into question simply
>>because we disagree on selected issues.  It is a very disingenuous
>>tactic that you and your political allies use to obfuscate the
>>issues.  It is unbecoming of you and very "anti-intellectual".  I
>>would have presumed that you would not resort to such
>>behaviors.  Perhaps it is because you have nothing else to offer and
>>can only resort to name calling.
>>
>>If you disagree with me, fine - state your case, I'll state mine -
>>and we will move on.
>>
>>As to the topic we were engaged in, "No Joe", you appear to have a
>>significantly different view about our local government.
>>
>>Let's take a close look at what the council has done (and not done) -
>>here is a sampling:
>>
>>Remember the ice rink decisions - and the impact on the hundreds of
>>ice rink users.
>>
>>Remember the posturing for "no development in the corridor"  - which
>>has resulted in significant friction with our neighbors to the West.
>>
>>Remember the handling of the removal of Mr. Jon Wheaton from his 15
>>years of volunteer service on Board of Adjustment.  Local government
>>can certainly make changes in positions, but to "fire" a volunteer,
>>just because he has a different opinion?
>>
>>Remember the WalMart and big retail store decisions.
>>
>>Remember all the rhetoric concerning the development of the 77 acre
>>Thompson property - are you proud of how that was handled?
>>
>>Remember the 3rd Street decisions - and the fact that folks living on
>>D St and 6th Street have been waiting for years for their quality of
>>life to improve (and their traffic to abate some) - a clear example
>>of protect the few and punish the many.
>>
>>Remember the New Cities Vision - thousands of tax dollars to obtain a
>>recommendation that Moscow should have high rise apartments and
>>condos in downtown - and oh, downtown visitors should also have an
>>unobstructed view of the surrounding countryside.
>>
>>Remember the fight with the County over who should manage the impact
>>zone and the City's position on that - a rather clear end run around
>>state protocols.
>>
>>Remember the effort to bring firearm bans to Moscow - another effort
>>to go around state protocols.
>>
>>Remember the handling of the trees around the Moscow Mall.
>>
>>Need I mention all the angst over selected religious organizations
>>and their occupancy of downtown spaces.
>>
>>Remember the decisions about whether we could cooperate with Whitman
>>County in sharing in development of shared government services
>>(utilities, fire, security) in the corridor.
>>
>>Recall the decision on "living wages"?
>>
>>Granted, you will no doubt favor the actions that the council took on
>>several of these issues (the issues are necessarily philosophical and
>>ideological in tenor).  But the fact is that each of these decisions
>>casts a cloud on some aspect of economic development.  If you are
>>persuaded that their actions were appropriate, then you are espousing
>>"anti-growth" and "anti-development" sentiments.  And contributing to
>>the view that Moscow is "anti-business" and "anti-growth".
>>
>>
>>At 07:55 AM 10/25/2007, you wrote:
>>>The real question, Jeff, is now that BJ has responded to your
>>>question will you
>>>read it and take note of it or will you continue to spread the lie
>>>of anti-growth
>>>just to get some of your friends elected?
>>>
>>>I'm betting the latter!
>>>
>>>Best, Joe
>>>
>>>------------------------------
>>>
>>>Message: 5
>>>Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:15:57 -0700
>>>From: Jeff Harkins <jeffh at moscow.com>
>>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] real economic development in Moscow
>>>To: bjswan at moscow.com, vision2020 at moscow.com
>>>Message-ID: <200710250416.l9P4GBfJ070204 at mail-gw.fsr.net>
>>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
>>>
>>>Perhaps Ms. Swanson would provide us with a list of the economic
>>>development accomplishments of the current city government.
>>>
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